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Veni Emmanuel - The Gesualdo Six

Add to my Calendar 18-12-2025 19:30 18-12-2025 21:30 36 Veni Emmanuel - The Gesualdo Six In the Renaissance, Advent—the weeks preceding the celebration of Christ’s birth at Christmas—was a time of wonder and reflection. Centuries-old carols tell this story, with some works presented here in their inherited form, others reimagined by skilled arrangers. This programme reaches across the ages: from the eternal beauty of the Tudor church right up to the twenty-first century, with each piece chosen to evoke a sense of mystery and joy. St John's College Chapel, Cambridge DD/MM/YYYY

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St John's College Chapel
Saint Johns Street
Cambridge
Cambridgeshire
CB2 1TW
England

Programme

Thomas Tallis – Audivi Vocem de Caelo
Ord Boris – Adam lay ybounden
Sulpitia Cesis – Ecce ego, Johannes, vidi
Cheryl Frances-Hoad – The Promised Light of Life
Paul Comeau – Lux mundi
Traditional – Veni, veni, Emmanuel (arr. Philip Lawson)
Hans Leo Hassler – Verbum caro factum est
Reginald Jacques – Away In A Manger
Kerensa Briggs – A Tender Shoot
Joanna Marsh – Evergreen
Traditional – Gaudete
Hildegard of Bingen – O Virtus Sapientiae
Anonymous – Coventry Carol
Owain Park – I wonder as I wander
Gustaf Nordqvist – Jul, jul, strålande jul
John Rutter – Wexford Carol
Jonathan Rathbone – The Oxen

Performers

The Gesualdo Six

Programme Note

In the Renaissance, Advent—the weeks preceding the celebration of Christ’s birth at Christmas—was a time of wonder and reflection. Centuries-old carols tell this story, with some works presented here in their inherited form, others reimagined by skilled arrangers. This programme reaches across the ages: from the eternal beauty of the Tudor church right up to the twenty-first century, with each piece chosen to evoke a sense of mystery and joy.

Veni Emmanuel

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